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ComponentsAI & agentsChat input
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Placeholder text

Visible rows of the textarea

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Shimmering status text; null hides the row

JSX · copied with Copy prompt

<AiChatInput />

Chat inputNew

Rounded AI prompt box with attach tools, a round send button and a shimmering "Searching the web" status below.

Installation

Set your access key from API keys as NEXTUI_TOKEN in .env.local and add the @nextui namespace below to components.json once. Then every item installs by name. Each install counts as a copy on a free account.

$pnpm dlx shadcn@latest add @nextui/chat-input
1{
2 "registries": {
3 "@nextui": {
4 "url": "https://nextui.dev/r/{name}.json",
5 "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer ${NEXTUI_TOKEN}" }
6 }
7 }
8}

Usage

1"use client";
2
3import { useState } from "react";
4import { Paperclip } from "lucide-react";
5import { AiChatInput } from "@/components/nextui/chat-input";
6
7export function Composer({ onSend }: { onSend: (message: string) => Promise<void> }) {
8 const [busy, setBusy] = useState(false);
9
10 return (
11 <AiChatInput
12 placeholder="Ask anything about your docs…"
13 tools={[{ label: "Attach file", icon: Paperclip, onClick: () => console.log("attach") }]}
14 sources={[{ label: "Web" }, { label: "Docs" }, { label: "News" }]}
15 status={busy ? "Thinking…" : null}
16 onSubmit={async (message) => {
17 setBusy(true);
18 await onSend(message);
19 setBusy(false);
20 }}
21 />
22 );
23}

API reference

Edit props live in the preview above, or see all 10 props
PropTypeDefaultDescription
valuestring–Controlled message text
defaultValuestring""Starting text when uncontrolled
onChange(value: string) => void–Called with the new text on each keystroke
onSubmit(message: string) => void–Enter or the send button; the box clears when uncontrolled
placeholderstring"Ask Tini AI Assistant…"Placeholder text
rowsnumber3Visible rows of the textarea
toolsChatTool[]Add, Attach file, Add image, Search filesIcon buttons in the toolbar: label, icon and onClick
sourcesChatSource[]Five pastel gradient avatarsAvatars in the status row: label, optional icon, and colour classes (omit for a pastel gradient)
statusReactNode"Searching the web…"Shimmering status text; null hides the row
classNamestring–Extra classes on the wrapper

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